Dorothy Jackson Whitehead

Mrs. Whitehead was born on April 19, 1929 in Greene County, Tennessee to her parents Charlie and Cora Morrison Jackson. She was a graduate of Baileyton High School and Greeneville School of Commerce. She married Joseph Dawson Whitehead on September 2, 1949. The Whitehead’s moved to Johnson City where J.D. worked for the Trailways Bus Company and Dorothy was a homemaker and retired Florist. They lived at 710 Lincoln Avenue in Johnson City.

Mrs. Whitehead was a lifetime member of the Tennessee Parent-Teachers Association and Charter Member over fifty years of Clark Street Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Clewiston when she retired, being active in the Sunday School and Choir programs at both churches. She and her husband retired to Clewiston, Florida in 1987.

She was preceded in death by: her husband, J.D. (2007); son, Jeffrey Lynn (1972); her mother and father; two brothers, Paul Jackson and Alfred Jackson; and two sisters, Ruby Smith and Billie Jo McAmis.

The family of Mrs. Whitehead will receive friends from 11 AM to 12 PM Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Morris-Baker. The funeral service will follow at 12 PM. Family and friends are asked to meet at Roselawn Memory Gardens immediately following for the committal service. All friends and family are welcome to attend to celebrate Mrs. Whitehead’s wonderful life!